Alaska earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 77 km SSE of Adak, Alaska

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 77 km SSE of Adak, Alaska on Wed, Apr 5, 2017, 12:17 PM HADT (21:17 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 95 km SSW of Adak, Alaska. This one was a foreshock.

More in Alaska

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Open the live map with earthquakes

The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Alaska Earthquake Center
Local time
UTC
2017-04-05 21:17:50 UTC
Depth
15.3 km (9.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
51.194° N, 176.382° W
Region
Alaska
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Stations used
12

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 180 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.678 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.869 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  3. 1.872 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.883 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.674 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 3.369 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 26 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.776 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 20 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.480 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 2.573 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.368 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.976 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 17 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.178 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.5Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 32 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.272 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 21 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.961 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.177 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 2.081 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.975 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.682 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 2.679 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 18 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 3.772 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 19 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 2.262 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3466 days ago · 24 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 2.069 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 41 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 1.770 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  25. 2.079 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 26 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.478 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3465 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.781 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.978 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 18 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.984 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 36 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 1.560 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 13 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.760 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 16 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.971 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3464 days ago · 18 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.570 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  34. 1.877 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 21 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.875 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3463 days ago · 17 km deep · 2 km away
  36. 2.173 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 20 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.167 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 34 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 2.228 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 56 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.058 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3461 days ago · 66 km deep · 65 km away
  40. 1.946 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 65 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.040 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3459 days ago · 50 km deep · 70 km away
  42. 3.6128 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.831 km ESE of Adak, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 64 km deep · 67 km away
  44. 1.955 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3458 days ago · 24 km deep · 26 km away
  45. 2.672 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3457 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.592 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3455 days ago · 50 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 1.935 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 35 km deep · 44 km away
  48. 3.191 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 45 km deep · 96 km away
  49. 2.323 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3454 days ago · 65 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.775 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.836 km ENE of Adak, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 97 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.858 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.961 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.835 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3453 days ago · 22 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.962 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3452 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  56. 1.981 km SW of Adak, Alaska · 3451 days ago · 33 km deep · 86 km away
  57. 1.829 km SSW of Adak, Alaska · 3450 days ago · 41 km deep · 53 km away
  58. 1.658 km SE of Adak, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 25 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 1.852 km S of Adak, Alaska · 3449 days ago · 26 km deep · 34 km away
  60. 1.998 km SW of Atka, Alaska · 3448 days ago · 26 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 180.

Before

  1. 1.675 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 20 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.266 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 22 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.470 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 26 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.977 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.779 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.870 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 21 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.881 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.376 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.574 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.678 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 20 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.778 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.673 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 1.984 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.776 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.575 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.981 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.971 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 1.9Andreanof Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.771 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.868 km SSE of Adak, Alaska · 3467 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away

Earthquakes todayAlaska earthquakesLive radar here

Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ak0174dgnton (also filed as ak15700816). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:51 PM UTC.